The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order : a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons : and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published : the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain, for Near Half a Century, During which He Flourished : in Three Volumes ...Henry Baldwin, 1793 |
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... particular friend of his Lordship , had once an opportunity of entertaining Johnson for a day or two at Wickham , when its Lord was abfent , and by him I have been favoured with two anec- dotes . One is not a little to the credit of ...
... particular friend of his Lordship , had once an opportunity of entertaining Johnson for a day or two at Wickham , when its Lord was abfent , and by him I have been favoured with two anec- dotes . One is not a little to the credit of ...
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... particular upon it might fatigue him , it being of great length , I only told him in general that it was highly in his praise ; and then he ex- preffed himself as above . " He mentioned with an air of fatisfaction what Baretti had told ...
... particular upon it might fatigue him , it being of great length , I only told him in general that it was highly in his praise ; and then he ex- preffed himself as above . " He mentioned with an air of fatisfaction what Baretti had told ...
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... particular cafe ; where , perhaps , he was in the right . But I beg leave to enter my moft folemn protest against his general doctrine with respect to the Slave Trade . For I will refolutely fay that his unfavourable notion of it was ...
... particular cafe ; where , perhaps , he was in the right . But I beg leave to enter my moft folemn protest against his general doctrine with respect to the Slave Trade . For I will refolutely fay that his unfavourable notion of it was ...
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... particular , iii . 533 . Praffia , King of , his writings , 1. 399 . i . Pfalmanazar , George , iii . 450 , 535 . Pfalms , beft metrical tranflation of , ii . 367 . Publick amufements , ii . 25 . Puns , ii . 100 ; iii . 335 , 580 . Q ...
... particular , iii . 533 . Praffia , King of , his writings , 1. 399 . i . Pfalmanazar , George , iii . 450 , 535 . Pfalms , beft metrical tranflation of , ii . 367 . Publick amufements , ii . 25 . Puns , ii . 100 ; iii . 335 , 580 . Q ...
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... particular persons are barren and useless . If a life be delayed till interest and envy are at an end , we may hope for impartiality , but must expect little intelligence ; for the inci- dents which give excellence to biography are of a ...
... particular persons are barren and useless . If a life be delayed till interest and envy are at an end , we may hope for impartiality , but must expect little intelligence ; for the inci- dents which give excellence to biography are of a ...
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